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Minneapolis
Minnesota, United States
Recent News
July 23, 2024, 12:35 PM ET (CBS)
Man, 59, pleads guilty to bombing Minneapolis hair salon
July 18, 2024, 7:27 AM ET (CBS)
Rainy summer proves challenging for Minneapolis beaches
July 18, 2024, 4:59 AM ET (CBS)
Minneapolis nonprofit maintains clay tennis courts in city's public parks with goal of accessibility
July 17, 2024, 5:18 AM ET (CBS)
1 dead, 5 hurt in mass shooting near Minneapolis homeless encampment
July 17, 2024, 1:59 AM ET (CBS)
Minneapolis city leaders cancel trip to Somalia days before takeoff
Minneapolis, city, seat of Hennepin county, southeastern Minnesota, U.S. It lies at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River, near the river’s confluence with the Minnesota River. With adjoining St. Paul to the east, it forms the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the largest conurbation in the state and in the U.S. north-central region. Suburban communities include Columbia Heights (north), Brooklyn Park (northwest), Plymouth and St. Louis Park (west), and Richfield and Bloomington (south). Minneapolis, the state’s most populous city, spreads out on a relatively level plain. Within its limits are 22 lakes and lagoons and some 170 parks. The ...(100 of 917 words)